My Castlevania resurgence began in 2001 after years playng no Castlevania other than SCV4 since 1996. During the holidays I saw a GBA commercial and saw a ad for Circle of the Moon and got that for Christmas (along with Golden Sun). It was my first exposure to the Metroidvania format and while it felt different at first it felt awesome (I had no prior knowledge of Symphony of The Night untill the summer of 2002 so this was new to me). So yeah 2001-present is my favorite era now that I can play the Castlevania games I may have missed out on.